St Xavier College - Xaverian Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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The Junior Law Class T is. indeed a must pleasant task to write a brief review of the Juniur-Senior Class of 1925. This class has shown a spirit at eu-nperaticm and enthusiasm that will cause its memory to he fondly cherished in the annals of St. Xavier Law College. The members at this class began to realize very early in the year that the gun! for which they were striving was near at hand. It seemed but yesterday that they had begun the study of law and now they are sober, serious minded Juniors. Their dreams were about to become realities. Soon they would begin the hunm-zible practice of law. These realizations encouraged them to even greater :1an better efforts than they had Shown before. And now at the close of the year it is quite evident that success has ernwned their efforts. The faculty have given unstintingly of their time and service and have encouraged the students in every way. Accordingly this. class wishes to extend to the faculty its sincere gratitude and heartfelt thanks. An appropriate 510;!an in the practice of law might well be HImitute our teachers . l'uw- Seventy-four

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sun: I! FRESHMAN CLASS C The F reshman Class T is a notable fact that for the last six years, or ever since the new Halls have been erected, the enrollment of Freshmen has steadily been on the increase. As a consequence, the Class. of ,28, besides being the largest in the history of Xavier, and the most up and doing, also amounts to over one half of the other combined enrollments. Towards the latter end of September, they elected James Nolan of Louisville as President, Raymond Daley, of 'Belle- vue, Kyt, was chosen Vice-President, Austin Welsh, Cincinnati, Secretary, and Joseph Urbain, Hamilton, Ohio, Treasurer. Quantity, the first outstanding feature of the Class, was soon eclipsed by a very high grade of quality, for its members quickly took their place in every activity, minor and major in the College. Starting with Scholarship, distinction was theirs repeatedly in the Philopedian Debating Society, one of the number even succeeding in securing a place on the Varsity Debating Squad. The Masque Society gave place to them too, for a good percentage were cast in the ttComedy of Errors , and the three Little Theatre Plays. Three of the ten contestants in the Oratorical Contest were Freshmen, who showed up so favorably, that some little apprehension was manifest in the behavior of the Upper-Classmen who were desirous of places. More than a few of these apt Freshies had sufficient faith in themselves to take a fling at; The Intercollegiate English Contest, and wrote away as business-like as anyone else. In, and on the Field of Athletics, the constant, bright light of College Life, Freshmen were active to an admirable, and hitherto unheard of degree, in Football, Basket Ball and Baseball. Page Seventy-threc

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Sophomore-Freshman Law T is well known that the St. Xavier Law College possesses unI enviable recurd among the Law Colleges of the country for the high degree of scholarship and ' learning of its professor's and the enthusiasm, diligence and sincerity of its students. W'hat is probably not Sf! well known is the manner in which the Classes are arranged an arrangement which is most efficient under the conditions, and which offers peculiar advantages to both teacher and student. The student body is divided into two ciasses-mthe Junior-Senior class and the Freshman-Snphomore classi This arrangement necessitates the alternation of the schedule of studies from year to year. Both classes begin at 6 o'clock and con- tinue until 8 oiclock, with 2L ten minute recess beginning at 6:55, The classes are held five evenings each week. This year's Freshmau-Sophomore class is the largest in the history of the school. The spirit and enthusiasm of the class are in every way proportion- ate to its size. This fact is due in a large measure to the leadership and encouragement of our scholarly president, Miss Catherine Carter. T0 emulate her is the proud, though difficult ambition of each and every member of the clasx. In the moat trial conducted by the Jurists society in December, the FreshmanASophomnre class was ably represented by John Murray and Jerume Corbett. Their legal eruditinn was quite surprising even to themselves. Besides the qualities already attributed to this yeeiliis Freshman-Snphomore class, there is the splendid quality of gratefulness. Let it be known that this class fully appreciates and gratefully acknowledges the services and sacrifices of that group of men who so materially cnntribute tn the glory and prestige of St. Xavier Law Schooliour teachers. Pure Sw'em y-fivu